In a message dated 8/6/11 10:28:43 PM, Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx writes: > well, in these tough economic times, i would rather pay $15.00 to my > local > GSD club for membership and $30 for an annual subscription to the review - > why pay $65.00 for a membership with no benefits when i can pay $15.00 > for > a membership in a local, friendly club? > > diane > I have to agree Diane, there are a lot of people out there on fixed incomes, limited incomes or no incomes at all, and our local club, with all five working members, has a fee of $25. I too would rather support my local membership especially since the parent club seemingly has abandonded the local clubs financially with the reallocation of the Purina funds slated for the futurities. As I said in a previous post, the national club is nothing without the local clubs and the membership support. Regards, Pat ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================